Gednabb wrote: 


You'd need to see them live... that is how they made all their money, anyway... (and they made a LOT of money that way...)

 Excelsior wrote: 

I agree excelsior.  And they're not listening to the words.

Gednabb wrote:

This must be your first Widespread Panic song.

Yes! Aunt Avis needs to be on RP. Rocking tune!

Jimmy86 wrote:

impressive. Didn't think a song could BE this dull.

I think I hear more cowbell...

lookin for some hot stuff baby this evening

wow. never thought i'd hear someone rippin off Donna Summer!

Very nice, haven't heard this in a long time! Takes me back to the mid-90s, when a lot of things were making life miserable, but music (especially AAA, of which this is definitely one) was making things bearable!

Play more from Bombs & Butterflies, Bill! Radio Child is a fantastic jam, and Aunt Avis rocks, too!

im not sure what is wrong with me but i despise wsp, maybe im just too far north in va. hope in a hopeless band

Can this really be the same band who does "Fishing?" "Fishing" is such an incredibly good song. This, on the other hand...

While this album is not my favorite, Widespread Panic has produced some incredible tunes.

I'm shocked at how negative some people here have been. If you'd been to a Widespread show in Milwaukee or Seattle, maybe you'd be less judgemental.

Bill, perhaps you might play something off of Everyday or Ain't Life Grand?

Gryn wrote:


I kinda had the same reaction, some songs just draw you in to rating them, huh?

"Looking for some hot stuff, baby this evening,
I need some hot stuff baby tonight"

More cowbell, less singing... please.

"It takes dope in a hopeless world"

Love it. Never tire of hearing it. Repeat over and over again "It takes hope in a hopeless world. It takes hope in a hopeless world..." Your issue with repetition sounds like a personal problem. Going out of your way to leave a negative comment? "Commercial-friendly radio junk"? Umm, isn't this site called "Radio Paradise"? Hopeless little brats.

Awesome song.

Sorry, I had to come here, out of my way, to give this song the lowest possible score I could find.

This just shouldn't be played.

Nice job by Widespread Panic, although I like the original version by Phil Roy better. Do you have that one Bill? Jrzy Tmata turned me on to Phil--he is fabulous!

So may good Widespread Panic songs and we get this commercial-friendly radio junk. :puke:

good stuff

Perfect song to follow Marley's "Trouble" rings so trueThanks RP

jbwiv wrote:

Agreed. Maybe its just my taste, but the WP, Galactic, Medeski, Martin, and Wood selections are all their lesser stuff. I hope people don't judge Panic off of songs like Hope in a Hopeless World (studio and made for radio)

How many times can you say "hope in a hopeless world"? Repetitive songs suck.

great song to follow up Marley's "So much trouble in the world"! Don't give up hope!

Always happy to hear WP.

Yeah, yeah, life sucks. I get it. Blech.

I love WP and have been a fan for years. Still remember going to see them in their early days at the Red Mile in Lexington, KY.

But...this is not a good example of their best. Kinda boring, imho. Many better options out there. I'd like to see something off Everyday...maybe a lil' Hatfield?

Hope in a hopeless world was not written by Pop staples. it was written by Phil Roy and Bob Thiele...
from phil's web site...
Of all of the songs I've been involved writing, "Hope In A Hopeless World" has always been one of my very favorites. Bob Thiele and I wrote this in an afternoon in LA in 1993.
It was first recorded by Paul Young (released in the UK in 1994).
It was then recorded by the late great "Pop's" Staples. His album "Father Father" which included the song went on to win a Grammy for "Best Contemporary Blues Album".
Widespread Panic recorded a version of "Hope" on their "Bombs and Butterflies" album.

give Phil a listen!

I like WP's version, but the original by Pops Staples is also quite good. i was wracking my brain trying to remember who did the original and Bill G's voiceover answered it for me. Pops just passed away last year... :(

What about WP's "Bear's Gone Fishin'"